Presents a graphic biography of the businessman and former Massachusetts governor who campaigned for the Reupublican nomination for president in both 2008 and 2012.
Retells the rise to power of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama and traces the histories of these men, highlighting both victories and failures.
Presents in graphic novel format the life and accomplishments of Barack Obama, from his childhood to his achivements in community organization and advocacy, to his successful 2008 presidential electio
Is parents' power over their children legitimate? And what role does theoretical analysis play when we make such normative evaluations? While this book adds to the growing literature on parents, child
This book examines the links between major contemporary public sector reforms and neoliberal thinking. The key contribution of the book is to enhance our understanding of contemporary neoliberalism as
Gender is a defining feature of informal/precarious work in the 21st century, yet studies rarely adopt a gendered lens when examining collective efforts to challenge informality and precarity. This vo
Social science, history, and philosophy have often been neglect in thinking through their fundamentally intertwined relationship. The result is often an inattention to philosophy where social science
This book is about power in welfare encounters. Present-day citizens are no longer the passive clients of the bureaucracy and welfare workers are no longer automatically the powerful party of the enco
Studies of colonialism and empire have increasingly drawn attention to the problem of conceptualizing the political logic of colonial projects and the circumstances of state formation in colonial cont
This special issue is animated by the necessary entanglement of theory and history, the cortical relationship between theory and practice, and the transboundary (i.e. international) relations that hel
Power, luck and freedom is a collection of thirteen essays from a leading contemporary political scientist on power, luck, choice, freedom and rights together with a substantial introduction bringing
Power, luck and freedom is a collection of thirteen essays from a leading contemporary political scientist on power, luck, choice, freedom and rights together with a substantial introduction bringing
Postcolonial theory has mostly been confined to literary studies and the humanities, but it has been slowly making its way into social science. This is a welcome development but poses new challenges.
This is a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal of theory and research called Political Power and Social Theory. The book collects seven chapter-length essays by US contributors, dealing with topic
Scholars from the US, Europe, and Singapore present 11 essays on the development of chartered companies in the 17th century and their role as organizational sites where state and commercial actors neg
There is today a new interest in empires past and present. Scholars seek fresh ways of understanding a form of power far older than the modern nation state. Others see empire, not long ago assumed to
This issue of Political Power and Social Theory explores the changes in science associated with the rise of neoliberalism since the 1970s. The neoliberalization of science has complicated interactions
Is the United States in decline? If so, what are the causes and dimensions of that decline and is it irreversible? Will American decline be accompanied by the rise of a new hegemon? To what extent are
Postcolonial theory has enjoyed wide influence in the humanities but for social science, and in particular sociology, its implications remain elusive. This special volume brings together leading socio
This collection of a dozen essays aims to provoke reflection on global political issues concerning capitalism and economic crisis, the neoliberalization of the state, localism and identity politics, r
This volume of Political Power and Social Theory addresses some of the most pressing questions of our times, from the origins and meaning of the war in Iraq to the transnational politics of immigratio
The countries or regions under study include the United States, Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico, Samoa, and Southwest Africa. In keeping with the journal's commitment to inter-disciplinary as well as his
